## org.apache.log4j.spi
Interface Configurator

All Known Implementing Classes:
  DefaultLF5Configurator, DOMConfigurator, PropertyConfigurator, ReloadingPropertyConfigurator

    public interface Configurator

Implemented by classes capable of configuring log4j using a URL.

Since:
  1.0
Author:
  Anders Kristensen

Field Summary
`static String` `INHERITED` Special level value signifying inherited behaviour.
`static String` `NULL` Special level signifying inherited behaviour, same as `INHERITED`.

Method Summary
`void` `doConfigure(URL url, LoggerRepository repository)` Interpret a resource pointed by a URL and set up log4j accordingly.

Field Detail

### INHERITED

    static final String INHERITED

  Special level value signifying inherited behaviour. The current value of this string constant is inherited. `NULL` is a synonym.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### NULL

    static final String NULL

  Special level signifying inherited behaviour, same as `INHERITED`. The current value of this string constant is null.

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Method Detail

### doConfigure

    void doConfigure(URL url,
                     LoggerRepository repository)

  Interpret a resource pointed by a URL and set up log4j accordingly. The configuration is done relative to the `hierarchy` parameter.

  Parameters:
    `url` - The URL to parse
    `repository` - The hierarchy to operation upon.

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